In the heart of Paris, right behind Notre Dame is this simple, elegant, moving memorial. The contrast couldn't be greater. Hours are limited, but make the effort. There is no charge, and you'll even receive a guide in English. While I wouldn't recommend taking small children, this could work for school children able to observe the request for silence for... More

As a Parisian, non-Jewish architect, I am happy to see that this monument is at the top of the list of things to visit in Paris. In terms of architecture, this monument is wonderful. The location, at the eastern tip of the Ile de la Cité is of course superb ; but most of all, you will sense what architecture... More

It's easy to find when you know where it is - basically at the 'back end' of the Île de la Cité, through the garden at the back of Notre Dame and across the road. A small table sits at the entrance just beyond a large interpretive board. Greeted by a sweet young man who asked whether I preferred to... More

This is a very simple but beautiful memorial, well worth going to. More

We stumbled across this by accident when we wandered behind Notre dame to see the beautiful view from behind. Enter the small park behind Notre dame at the end of the island to find this monument, enter on the stairs to the right (as looking from Notre Dame). The guide there (an older lady) did not speak English, but had... More

What people can do to each other in this case is almost beyond belief. At the Army museum they had a display of all the different patches that the Nazi's used to classify people that they determined to be undesirable -- homosexual, Jewish, etc. This made the memorial even more realistic because it demonstrated the Nazi goal of shame and... More

When you are travelling you go to many places that give you great pleasure, but this place is not one. We need to realise that human beings can do terrible things during wartime. It is situated at the end of Ile de la Cite behind Notre Dame. The starkness of the monument is really evident when you go down the... More

The Deportation Memorial is a solemn and meaningful monument dedicated to the 200,000 French people deported to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Besides Jews, there were resistance fighters, dissidents, gays and gypsies also deported, many of whom never returned. After you go down the steps to the memorial, you arrive in an austere “cell,” where you can see... More

Our guidebook told us to go her and it was totally right! Without it, we would have missed this tiny memorial. It really feels like you're trapped inside there, feeling what the deportees felt. It is so moving. More